Whisky galores scottish filming hotspots revealed in new map. Whisky galore is the charming and heartwarming tale of a community of islanders on a remote scottish island during ww2 coming together to relieve a sinking ship of its amber cargo. Scottish islanders try to plunder 50,000 cases of whisky from a stranded ship. A raucous caper with a dash of rebellious subtext, whisky galore. Basil radford is hilariously misguided as the islands chief of defense, and joan. Looking to watch whisky galore find out where whisky galore. Whisky galore official trailer 2017 version antoniocatherine25614152. It was the directorial debut of alexander mackendrick. This is a classic film with lots of good humor, chock full of characters from a bygone era, and provides a look back on simpler times. The scottish islanders of todday bypass war time rationing and delight in smuggling cases. Guardian mackendricks sublime film is one of the jewels in the ealing crown. Gallery of 8 movie poster and cover images for whisky galore.
Jul 30, 2011 whisky galore, for instance, based on a novel by the early scottish nationalist compton mackenzie, is a colourful contribution to the current debate on the future of scotland. Aug 27, 2017 whisky galore is the charming and heartwarming tale of a community of islanders on a remote scottish island during ww2 coming together to relieve a sinking ship of its amber cargo. Named one of the bfis best british films of the 20th century and shot entirely on location, mackendricks 1949 directorial debut whisky galore. Whisky galore 1949 scotland the movie location guide. Major filming spots include aberdeenshire villages of portsoy and pennan, st abbs head in the scottish borders and the central bar in.
Compton mackenzies popular 1947 novel inspired an unforgettable ealing comedy in 1949 and now a brilliant new movie which shows off scotland at its dazzling best. With basil radford, joan greenwood, catherine lacey, bruce seton. Whisky galore 1949 beguiling, subversive and a complete joy. The name of the real ship, that sunk feb 5 1941 during wwii was s. Gratuit complet whisky galore regardez ici amazone en. Whisky galore distributie joan greenwood, morland graham. Described by the radio times as a cross between whisky galore. Whisky galore 1949 whisky galore was based upon a true incident, the foundering of the ss politician off the isle of eriskay in 1941 with 50,000 cases of scotch whisky aboard. The name of the real ship, that sunk feb 5 1941 during wwii was ss politician. Released in 1949, the film resonated with british audiences still dealing with rationing four years after the end of the war. Whisky galore trailer 2016 gregor fisher, eddie izzard comedy movie. During world war ii, a ship full of whisky is wrecked on a small hebridean island where the local customs and excise man has his hands full.
Sep 07, 2011 whisky galore talkies imperial old malt cask 17 years old. Of course, i was a little hesitant regarding this newer version of the story but to be honest i found it a perfectly pleasant and entertaining film. The tiny scots island of todday suffers from a wartime whisky shortage. A classic ealing comedy where a cargo ship full of whisky is.
The film was shot on location and there are some beautiful shots of the island and the water that would have been even more. It wis directit bi alexander mackendrick fremmit airtins. Time the sweetest, smartest and most joyous of all the ealing comedies. Released in what was a vintage year for the famous ealing comedies passport to pimlico and kind hearts and coronets also came out in 1949, this nearperfect film is irreverent, antiauthoritarian and utterly hilarious all the qualities that made ealing a byword for the best in british comedy. Robert hamer which forever linked ealing and comedy in the public imagination. What is important is that the central narrative hinges on the response. Amazons choice recommends highly rated and wellpriced products. A classic ealing comedy where a cargo ship full of whisky is stranded off the coast of a scottish isle. If an internal link led you here, you may wish to change the link to point directly to the intended article. Comedy of the vain attempts of a home guard captain to protect the cargo of whisky on a wrecked ship off a hebridean island whose inhabitants have been deprived of whisky because of the war.
Whisky galore, for instance, based on a novel by the early scottish nationalist compton mackenzie, is a colourful contribution to the current debate. Based on the true story of the sinking of the ss politician off the coast of eriskay in 1941 and the subsequent seizing. The locals gathered as many bottles as they could, before the proper authorities arrived, and even today, bottles are. Stills must not be reproduced, copied or downloaded in any way. I first watched this picture in 1949 as a twelve year old, and never forgot it. See more ideas about movie posters, film posters and classic movies. Predstavlja adaptaciju istoimenog romana comptona mackenzija, koji je, pak, bio inspiriran stvarnim dogadajima vezanim uz havariju teretnog broda ss politician u drugom svjetskom ratu. Radio times warms the heart as surely as a blended malt. During the war, the remote scottish island of todday is starved for scarce whisky, until a shipwreck strands thousands of cases of the water of life tantalizingly within reach. Having left liverpool two days earlier, heading for jamaica, it sank outside eriskay, the outer hebrides, scotland, in bad weather, containing 250,000 bottles of whisky. Major filming spots include aberdeenshire villages of portsoy and pennan, st abbs head in.
Originally released in great britain as whisky galore. The story centres around the story of a shipwreck off a fictional scottish island where. Directed by gillies mackinnon, written by peter mcdougall. Colour remake of the 1949 ealing comedy classic whisky galore the inhabitants of a scottish island try to plunder 50,000 cases of whisky from a nearby stranded ship. Agreeably precious but largely pointless, gillies mackinnons remake of the classic ealing studios farce could use a boozy kick. What happens when men can get just nothing but water and have a chance at a whole shipload of booze. Atmospheric lighting, dramatic music and fine actors.
It was directed by gillies mackinnon and stars gregor fisher, eddie izzard, sean biggerstaff and naomi battrick. The best line in the film is when the doctor describes george as being born two drinks below par. The film premiered at the 2016 edinburgh film festival and went on general release in scotland from 5 may 2017 and the rest of the uk, ireland and the us from 19 may 2017. Funny, beautifullyfilmed, on the island of barra in scotland. The film is about the ss politician, an 8000ton cargo ship sailing for kingston, jamaica and new orleans with a cargo including 28,000 cases of malt whisky. Fear nothulu just reupped their streaming offerings with great new shows and. Whisky galore trailer 2016 gregor fisher, eddie izzard. Whisky galores scottish filming hotspots revealed in new. Whisky galore is gaelic for all the water in the world. During world war ii, the tiny scottish island of todday runs out of whiskey. Gabrielle blunt and joan greenwood in whisky galore. Whisky galore talkies imperial old malt cask 17 years old. The inhabitants of the isolated scottish island of todday in the outer hebrides are largely unaffected by wartime rationing until 1943, when the supply of whisky runs out. In 156 lists, 1,400 checks, 54 favorites, 19 dislikes.